Whereas the principles and behaviors promoted by the game of golf have positive effects in every aspect of life;

Whereas playing golf helps everyone maintain a health lifestyle;

Whereas the benefits include walking between 4 and 8 miles in a single game, burning up to 1,000 calories, and reducing stress and lowering cholesterol;

Whereas in celebrating the talented and visionary individuals that have inspired minorities to participate in golf, such as Nancy Lopez, the first Latina to win an LPGA tournament, Tiger Woods, the first African-American to win the Masters, and K.J. Choi, the first Korean to win on the PGA Tour, we also celebrate the story of the United States, a story of overcoming expectations and rising to our full potential; and

Whereas June 11, 2011, would be an appropriate date to designate as “National Minority Golf Awareness Day”: Now, therefore, be it